| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
491
|
622
|
448
|
131
|
26.7
|
-174
|
-28.0
|
-43
|
-8.8
|
| Percent of all families |
5.2
|
6.9
|
4.9
|
|
1.7
|
|
-2.0
|
|
-0.3
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
309
|
430
|
316
|
121
|
39.2
|
-114
|
-26.5
|
7
|
2.3
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
6.2
|
5.2
|
7.0
|
|
-1.0
|
|
1.8
|
|
0.8
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
205
|
138
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-67
|
-32.7
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
117
|
315
|
208
|
198
|
169.2
|
-107
|
-34.0
|
91
|
77.8
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
13.5
|
32.0
|
18.8
|
|
18.5
|
|
-13.2
|
|
5.3
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
100
|
275
|
192
|
175
|
175.0
|
-83
|
-30.2
|
92
|
92.0
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
2.0
|
3.3
|
4.3
|
|
1.3
|
|
0.9
|
|
2.2
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
115
|
91
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-24
|
-20.9
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
2,405
|
2,838
|
2,555
|
433
|
18.0
|
-283
|
-10.0
|
150
|
6.2
|
| Percent of all persons |
7.0
|
8.8
|
7.7
|
|
1.8
|
|
-1.1
|
|
0.7
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
1,927
|
1,792
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-135
|
-7.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
493
|
482
|
431
|
-11
|
-2.2
|
-51
|
-10.6
|
-62
|
-12.6
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
11.8
|
10.4
|
8.9
|
|
-1.4
|
|
-1.5
|
|
-2.8
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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